Dr. John P. Honey Obit

Danville Commercial News June 6, 1997
Dr. John P. Honey

Dr. John P. Honey, 90, of Danville, died at 8:10 p.m. Wednesday (June 4, 1997) at USMC, Logan Campus.
He was born May 13, 1907, in Newton, Ill., the son of John Wiley and Margaret E. Reisner Honey. He married Francis Lynch in Steelville, MO., and later married Marie Kidwell in 1954 in Atwood.
Survivors include: tow sons, _______________ of Little Rock, Ark., and _______________ of Fort Bragg, N.C.; a brother, _____________ in Florida; a sister, _____________ of Palmyra, Ill.; several great-grandchildren; and a special dedicated friend, Bob Neff of Danville.
Dr. Honey graduated from St. Louis University in 1929 and started his practice of Dentistry in 1929 to 1989 and retired at age 81. He practiced dentistry in Steelville, Mo., and then moved to Danville in 1932.
He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Anchor Lodge #980 AF & AM. He was a member of the Old Union Church of Christ where he faithfully attended every Sunday. In the 1970s, he led a youth group called the Jet Cadets at the church. He raised basset hounds winning many blue ribbons, and he also enjoyed raising Black Angus cattle. He enjoyed ballroom dancing and liked the Big Band sound. He also liked to skate and did so up until age 80. He was a former member of the Elks Club.
His father John W. Honey was a minister of the Christian faith. He had learned how to fly at age 77 and enjoyed flying ultra lite airplanes. Dr. Honey lived his life to the fullest.
Funeral services: 1 p.m. Saturday, June 7 at Sunset Funeral Home & Cremation Center; Officiating: Pastor Gene Houpt; Visitation: 5:30 - 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home; Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.